hi there new tiles were put down on our bathroom floor yesterday and we were told today would be ok to walk on them but stepped on one and it cracked.why?
2006-06-06 09:56:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Probably the sub floor was not installed properly.
2006-06-06 10:07:00 · answer #1 · answered by blue_herron2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The floor underneath the tile is not flat or there is something like a lump of dried grout under the tile. If you did not take care to level your floor (there are liquid floor levelers) prior to laying the tile you may have to do it again or live with the tile cracking.
Good luck.
2006-06-06 17:01:55 · answer #2 · answered by c_schumacker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is one of three things that could cause that problem...
1. The glue (or mortar as the case may be) wasn't completely dry
2. There was an air pocket under the tile
3. Backing wasn't used under the tile when it was laid.
If a contractor did this you need to call them and complain. They are liable for replacing the broken tiles... :) Good luck!
2006-06-06 17:02:51 · answer #3 · answered by Jade Orchid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have not been bonded down correctly. Perhaps the cement has not been applied over the whole surface of the tile or the preparation of the surface under the tiles was not flat.
2006-06-06 17:02:12 · answer #4 · answered by huge001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be that the amount of mortar under the tile was insufficIEnt.ie if there is a space below the tile with no support it will crack very easily.
2006-06-06 17:01:38 · answer #5 · answered by DM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is probably an uneven floor underneath, or a crack that needs to be filled. you are supposed to prepare the floor before putting down new tiles
2006-06-06 17:00:39 · answer #6 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same thing happened to me. I was told they were not put in correctly or that the house shifted...hmmm. I would ask the person that did it to fix, if you paid for it. If not then add some grout to the cracks and it will stop it from cracking severely.
2006-06-06 17:00:09 · answer #7 · answered by Dreamlander 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They either put to much mortor underneath, there for it was not dry or they did not smooth it out properly causes air pockets, so when you step there was nothing to support it either way. Call them back and have them redo it. ( By the way if they screw up a job they have to fix it. My husband is in the business.)
2006-06-08 12:53:52 · answer #8 · answered by The Invisible Woman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they're linoleum or ceramic, the possibility is you laid them on plank flooring. If linoleum it's because they're old and brittle. If it's ceramic and the above holds true you've put an inflexible material on a relatively flexible one.
2006-06-06 17:04:42 · answer #9 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like they were installed improperly, if there is not an even amount of mortar under them this can happen.
2006-06-06 17:00:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋